Automatic pressure-controlled valve



Se t. 2 192 p 0 7 c. H. NICKELL AUTOMATIC PRESSURE CONTROLLED VALVE Filed May 27. 192s Patented sept; 1,20*, 1291.27-,

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A'iom'i'ric PRESSURE-CONTROLLED VALVE.k

Appuc'aiionf fue@ May 27,'

f lThis Ainvention relates/tovalves andfpar-V y ticularly f'to pressure vcontrolled, valves and the'general objectjof the inventionis to prof Videan inlet valve which will' automatically close under variations 'of pressure on its op-l ;positefaces and, therefore, to provide a valveyvvhich Will automatically open torpermit thepassageof-,Water when a ,controlling valveis opened-and-/Which is automatically closed Whenl the controlling valve' is closed, this inletV valve, beingy actuatedI or shifted fromits-opened to its closed position and vice versa bymeans ,of differences inf o Water pressure on opposite faces/onf the controlling Pinone o, o Y j further object; is to provide kan air cushioning chamber mounted in.. conjunction witha valve of this character.'x

Other objects vv'll appear in the course ofthe following description.v y o A :Myinvention ,is illustrated in the accomfVv panying .dravvings wherein,: y V; Figure 1is a` vertical sectional,v ievv of my improved valve in its closed position;

' Fig. 2 is a like View to Figure lbutjshowing l formed -With'the inlet port 15 rdefined by an exteriorly sc'r'eW-,threade'd'xx'falll 16 and with a downwardly @peiling @una port' 17. Thev i valverbody" isalso formed vvith anannular Y VBetween the yseat two ,portion'sf beingV concentri'call-y kerfedas `seat 18 disposedV between `the'ifn-let port 1o andthe youtlet port 1K.

y y ieanci thefoiut prtlf? thereiis' a- Wall 19ofthe bo'dyvvhichis prov A videdwith an. aperture .20 and Amounted in this', aperture is af tubular stem 21.

VCarried upon this -f stemk is' the mot'o'r` fpistonf22.,

f This 'piston4 has a portion'f23 y01":lrelatively large` diameter and afportion'r2-4of relatively v fslinall diameter Athe piston [between these packing `disk or valve 26 heldin place an annular disk 27.y nut 28 Qengages theftulbularzstem 21a nd bears yagainstthelendfoi.v

thus 'i holding the v piston fand www@einem 'See The aber 192e.` seriaiNo. 112,078. Y

valve2b is adapted to engage against the Y seat 18 andwhen so wengaged the passage of Water romthe inlet port V15V out through Vthe outletcportfl'? is prevented. AWhenv theV piston 22hojvvever, Yis shifted' toward the Vleft-asshown in Figure 2,4 communicationis established 4between these two-ports and AWatervcan flow into the tank A.' A i i P ivotallyI mount d upon th body S10 'adI- jacent the.olpening`20is a lever formed of a, section 29 and an varmBO, carrying afloat 3.1at itsjouter end. Thej member 29 carries.

upon. the controllinggvalve disk 32Hvvhichv isliadapted'tolclose againstthe extremity of the, .tubular ste1n121 and preventuthe passage of water tlirough's'aid stem Whenthe float L 31 is raised.v yThe larger portion 23 Vof theA valve bearsv peripherally against the circu-A larjvall ofthebodyvlO, Which circular Wall extends partiallysarcross thel lower end of the air chamber 1,4.`r V,It tofbeparticularly noted that thejstenif2-1A V,of such length that vv/hen' the piston:2:2isV in the position shown in Eigure1, andthe mainlvalve 26 is closed,l the stem 21,',projects a veryslight .dista-ncev (in practice about .l11g) beyond the extremity of ythe Wall 2Q?l of the aperture 20, and that when the piston 22 is retracted, as shown inFigure 2, andthevalve is opened,- the1 stem '2l-is vretracted invvard of; the extremity of the hub or Wall 20a. This confv struction has an importantbearing in the operationof `the mechanism, as will befnow explained In the operation ofgtyhis l, mechanism the valve 26 iscontrolled entirelyrby Water pressure. When :the floatjis lowered by Water escaping fromthey tank A, vthe valve-32 is 'quicklyopened, This permits the escape of *Waterv from the chamber Biorniedbetween thef piston 22Vgand thecap 11 and this Yreducesthe pressure on thissi/deof the piston, whereupon the Wateringtlie inlet pipe,VY 15 passesV througlira: Ysmalnldportl finto the chamber on the lef-t hand sidey of the` piston, this Water passing out through the tubular Stem 21. When rthe,pressure' in this,cham-` ber BV is reduced, the piressureagainjstithe oppositeiV faceof thejpistonis greater than-the pressureinthe .chamber/LB and, as a conseshown.; in igufre l 2, thus-*opening the',j valve LA26; Vater entering through the''port 15V no,7 Vpasses out,th`rougli the port'k 17 into the 'tankfand the fioa't-rises, carrying the valve lief the wall 20a. lVhen the control outlet 2l is closed by valve the Waterpressure on both sides of the piston 22 is equalized and thus the pressure in chamber B, causes the valve to close. The shock of this quick closing valve, however, is taken up or cushioned by the air cushion in the chamber la.

Asbefore remarked, when the piston 22 is ret acted and the main Talve opened, the stein Q1 is retracted Within the annular Wall 20 `which defines the opening 2O through which the stem operates and thus when the valve 32 closes, the valve closes against the Wall 20 and not against the extremity of the stem and, therefore,` the initial movement of the piston 2:2 is not impeded by the pressure exerted by the valve 32. The piston 22 may now move forward to the position shown in Figure l after the tank has become relilled and just as the valve `2GV is about .to close against its seat 18, the stem 2l will bear against the valve and the final closing iiiovement Of the valve 2G under the action of the piston 22 Will slightlydepress the float 3l against its own buoyancy. In other constructions known to me o'l the same general character as mine, the valve carried by the float arm shifts under the action of the float against the end of the main valve stem and tends to shift the main valve rearward or oil' its seat or hold the inainvalve from its seat with the main valve opened. lith such a constructiom therefore, there is a liability of the main valve not closing tightly even When the tank is full, b`ut permitting a slight trickle of Water to pass into the tank. This cannot occur with my construction and furthermore this construction does away With the slight sizzling noise causedby this leakage. y

Preferably the valve 32 and the disk 26 are of rubber or like elastic material to insure a complete closure ot the valve and a secure seating of the same. The `cap 1l makes a tight chamber B with the exception oit the opening 33 and the opening through the tubular stem 2l and the small space between the piston and the Wall et the valve chamber.

It `will be seen that by this construction large heads of Water or gates under any pressure may be controlled by a small valve, for instance; controlling the flow of fluid pressure from the chamber B. Thus I do not wish to be limited to the use ,of aA tubular member 21 which extends through and is carried by the piston `22 as this `tubular member, While Conveniently mounted in this manner is not necessarily mounted in this manner but this tubular member 2l is the equivalent of a tubular outlet leading from the chamber B at any pointand havingtherein a controlling valve, the equivalent of `the valve 32. The controlling valve which is represented by the valve 32 in the embodinient illustrated may be at a distance from the main valve and this valve may be oper ated either by an automatic operating means as, ilorinstance, by the float 3l, or by any other means. lVhile I have illustrated the piston E22 and the valve 2G as operating horizontally I do not Wish to be limited to this as .it might be operated vertically. lVhen the valve QG is closed suflicientlv for it to set up resistance to the flow of Water or other fluid, it can only close as fast as the flow ol Water through the hole at and by-pass around the piston The leakage of water around the piston 22 may be eliniinated by packing when the ease demands it. Itis necessary to have a quick and complete closing oit the outletpipe 2l Whether this be harmed as a stem carried by the piston 22 or formed asa direct outlet from the chamber B.

.lf the outlet through the stem 2l is only partially closed, the pressure in chamber B will build up and the valve '2G will close, leaving a leakage tln'ough the pipe 2l. Under some circumstances it will be possible to eliminate the air cushion or column lel-` and this can lbe seeuredby regulating the size ot the hole 33 as this wilhregulate or control the speed oi? movement of the valve 2G and piston This valve'has certain advantages over the ordinaryj gate valve in that it. is perfectly tight. Itis veryeasily and quickly controlled `andvery simplefin construction. v

lVhile I have illustrated this device as applied to ball valves and have illustrated certain details of construction yet these details might be varied in many Ways Without departing from the spirit ot the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claimz i l. A fluid pressure operated valveeomprising a4 valve body having aninlet port and an outlet port and an annularseatbe tween the two ports, a piston disposed with-r in the valve body to one side oil the inlet port and defining with oneend ol' the valve body a chamber Within which the piston operates, the piston having a small port leading into said chamber, a tubular stem extendingi'through the piston and carriedby and opening through the valve body and movingivith the piston, a valve Carried on the stem and eoactingwith the seat, an independently operable controlling valve disposed exteriorly `of the valve bodyV and adapted in one position to/closethe outlet tlirough the` tubular stein; and an air cushion chamber extending upwardfrom the `valve body and communicating with .the interior thereof on the side of the piston opposite tothe side which forms one Wall ot' said chamber. L

2. A fluid pressure operated valve comprising'a `valve body having an inlet port and an outlet port and an annularseat between thetWo ports, a. piston disposed Within the valve body to one sideof the inlet port and defining with one end of the valve body a chamber Within which the piston operates, the piston having iasmall port leading into said chamber, a tubular stem Vcarried by the piston and extending therethrough and projecting :forward from the piston a valve ybodyfin advance of the piston having an opening for slidably receiving the forwardv vend of vthe stein, the Wall of which opening projects outward beyond the extremity of the stem and forms an outer valve seat when j vthe piston is retracted, a valve carried on the stem for coactin'g n'ith the first named seat, and an independently operable ioat operated controlling valve disposedexteriorly of the valve body and adapted in one position to close against the end of the vvall deiiningv4 the said opening through the valve body.

f3. A fluid pressure operated valvey comprising a valve body having an inlet port and an outlet port andan annular seat between the two ports, a. piston disposed Within the valve body to one side of the inlet port and delining with one end orV the valve the extremity of the stem and forms an outer valve seat When the piston is retracted7 a valve carried on the stem for coacting with the first named seat, `and an independently operable float operated controlling valve disposed exteriorly' of the valve body and adapted in one position toclose aga-inst the end ofv the Wall defining the said openingV through the valve body, the tubular stem having such av length that when the first named valve is closed, the stem will slightly beyond the end of the seat or the second named valve. Y

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my Y signature.

CHARLES H.v NICKELL.

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